Shit.
This is the worst. This is the worst.
Doing a documentary on my scandal-
Hi.
I don’t know.
I guess the-the punch line is-is true about me.
I did the things.
But I did a lot of other things too.
- Mr. Speaker, l yield one minute
to the distinguished gentleman from New York, Mr. Weiner.
- Great courage to wait until all members have already spoken
and then stand up and wrap your arms around procedure.
You vote yes if you believe yes.
You vote in favor of something
if you believe it's the right thing.
If you believe it's the wrong thing, you vote no.
We are following a procedure- - Will the gentleman yield?
- I will not yield to the gentleman,
and the gentleman will observe regular order.
The gentleman will observe regular order.
It's Republicans wrapping their arms around Republicans
rather than doing the right thing on behalf of the heroes.
It is a shame- a shame
if you believe this is a bad idea
to provide health care, then vote no!
But don't give me the cowardly view that,
"Oh, if it was a different procedure!"
The gentleman will observe regular order
and sit down!
I will not!
It's about damn time.
It was an absolute pleasure to see a Democrat not cowering.
- Is it not the rules of the House
that under Clause 10-A of Rule 21,
what the Speaker articulated in this sentence
is in fact the rule.
The gentleman is untimely.
Encroachment in third reading of the bill.
Those in favor will signify by saying, "Aye."
- No question the guy knows how to fight.
He's scrappy, he's combative,
he's always been a great fighter
on behalf of the people.
- He never backed down from anybody.
- You should urge them to vote yes,
something the gentleman has not done.
- You're scaring the hell out of people on the right.
- That's the sum and substance of Obamacare.
That's your idea.
Why don't you like it, now that we work the law?
I got 94% of my colleagues. What percent did you get?
How did that Whip organization go?
How's that Cracker Jack Peter King
Whip organization working out?
Stop whining and get the bill passed.
Boy, that was passionate.
I'm glad somebody's finally put their foot down
and says we're not taking it anymore.
- Weiner is a rising star in Congress.
- Married to one of Hillary Clinton's closest advisors...
- Bill Clinton officiated their Wedding.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable, Anthony Weiner.
- We turn now to Washington, Where trouble is brewing
for a high-profile New York congressman.
- It all started Friday night at 11:30 p.m.
- A photo of an anonymous man's bulging underwear...
- Was tweeted from Congressman Weiner's account.
- Tell me definitively, is that a photograph of you?
I'm reluctant to say to you
definitively anything about this.
- And we're trying to- - So it's possible-
- We're trying to get to the bottom of
what it's of and who it's of.
- Have you ever taken a picture like this of yourself?
I have photographs.
I don't know what photographs
are out there in the world of me.
I don't know what things have been manipulated and doctored.
- You would know if this is your underpants.
- At an emergency press conference, the truth came out,
like a...
Like a dolphin wiggling free of a blanket.
- To be clear, the picture was of me, and I sent it.
- Please welcome Congressman Weiner's underwear.
Now, /am not happy about it.
But any time a new Wiener photo comes out,
as a television host, lam constitutionally obliged
to show them to you.
I took an oath.
- He first and foremost apologizes to his wife, Huma.
She's pregnant with their first child.
- I am deeply regretting what I have done
and I am not resigning.
If it was me, I would resign.
- Today I'm announcing my resignation from Congress.
- Yeah! - Bye-bye, pervert!
- Okay, okay. Okay, ready?
Ready, get on here.
And Daddy's gonna pick you up.
Whoa!
And down!
- Was there a moment when you realized,
"/ have to lie about this?" Or was it-
Oh, almost immediately.
I was like, "I gotta"- I mean...
Yes.
Yes, I mean, of...
So, I mean, yes.
But, yeah, I knew instantly, it was-it was pretty bad.
- What was Hume's reaction when you told her?
- Her-told her the truth? - Told her what happened.
- Told her the truth or told her, you know,
somethings going down here?
- Well, walk me through it. So...
- I don't remember. - I think that...
I mean, it was a period of time that, I mean,
I'd lied to her- I mean, I lied to her too.
I didn't, like, 'fess up to her and then lie to the world.
I was-the primary person I was trying to protect
finding out about this was Huma.
- And so, "/ think I was hacked."
I think, you know, Whatever it is.
l mean, the same stories I was telling.
I Was-it started out as my-my telling her.
- Did Huma want you to get back into politics?
Well, she did.
Uh...she did.
She was very eager to get her life back
that I had taken from her,
to clean up the mess that I had made.
Running for mayor was the straightest line to do it.
- Former congressman Anthony Weiner made it official.
He is going to run for mayor.
He made his announcement on the Web.
Every day starts right here.
- Honey, I gotta go. - All right, good-bye.
And it's the best part of my day.
All right.
- Last time Anthony Weiner made Waves on the Internet
it ended his career in Congress.
This morning, he's outwith a highly-choreographed video
announcing he will be a candidate
for the 2013 mayor's race here in New York.
- Look, /made some big mistakes,
and I know I let a lot of people down,
but I've also /earned some tough lessons.
I'm running for mayor 'cause I've been fighting
for the middle class and those struggling to make it
my entire life.
And I hope I get a second chance to work for you.
New York City should be
the middle class capital of the world,
and I've got some ideas on how to do it.
64 of them. Right on my website.
Take a look, tell me what you think.
We love this city,
and no one will work harder to make it better than Anthony.
- I will fight for you every single day.
Thank you for watching.
Why are they filming you?
- I can't- I don't know.
most of the time, I don't know why they're filming me.
- Are you somebody I'm supposed to know?
Believe me, no.
He's Anthony Weiner.
- Oh, yeah. It is, isn't it?
Is it Anthony Weiner?
- Why do you think you deserve this second chance?
- Look, it's up- in the final analysis,
it's up to the voters to make that determination,
and all I'm saying is here's some ideas that I have.
And at the end of the day, it's not up to me.
It's not up to you.
It's up to the voters, and that's all I'm asking.
- Former member of Congress, Anthony Weiner,
has decided he will be a candidate
for the 2013 mayor's race.
Welcome back, Anthony Weiner.
- I think people oughta show shame in public life.
When they do something really Wrong like this,
they should get out of action for a While.
- We don't Want perverts elected in New York City.
No perverts.
Three steps back, please.
- Weiner's staffers had to do crowd control with the press,
a prob/em the other candidates dream of having
at their news conferences.
He's not a likeable guy.
And I think the question is,
do New Yorkers Want a punch line as mayor?
If We elect this loser
to any office, from mayor to dog catcher,
then We get the government We deserve.
Man, they all full of shit.
- Weiner, you got my vote, brother!
- Just so you know, I turned down Andrea Peyser.
asked if she could sit in, and I said no.
Well, l...
But Why?
- Because I don't think that she's a real reporter.
- Let her get it out of her system.
. Okay"
- Hi, Andrea. - Hey, how are you?
Good, thank you.
- So the first question I'm gonna ask you is,
What was your favorite "Post" headline?
- I don't read the "New York Post."
- You don't? All right, um...
So how many Women were involved in this sexting,
in the, uh-the texting?
- You know, I did some very regrettable things
over an extended period of time with more than one person.
- You did some very-what? I'm sorry, l couldn’t-
- Very-very regrettable things that I have apologized for,
and I'm gonna be spending a lot of time, I think,
on the campaign trail apologizing for.
- Okay. So What- Why are you hiding today?
- l-l'm having conversations on the telephone.
What do you mean hiding, Andrea?
- Hi, Michael. It's Barbara Morgan.
Hi, Andrew. It's Barbara Morgan.
Hi, it's Barbara Morgan.
I'm gonna put you on speaker now, okay?
- Hi, Michael. Hi, Jill.
Hi, Jennifer. How are you?
- How do We know that this behavior is over?
- You put Huma and Jordan into the video.
Why was that decision made?
- Your brother said that your father never hugged you.
- Huma and I looked at one another and said,
"You know, we don't want to be living
in a defensive crouch anymore."
Families get through things.
I don't begrudge citizens wanting to ask me
about the mistakes that I've made,
but what I'm gonna try to talk about
is the issues facing New York City,
the middle class and people struggling to make it.
Every dollar available for salaries
is being eaten up by health care costs.
There are good bike lanes and there are bad bike lanes.
The controversy over "Stop and frisk"
has been over how it's been used.
I don't think anyone-
- Wait, wait, Wait. Um...
Are more Women going to come forward?
Do We have more to look forward to?
- There was some talk of going away to a rehab program.
- What does What happened there say about your fitness
to run New York City?
- "The saga of the transgressions
"of Anthony Weiner,
"former youngest-ever member of the city council,
"former seven-term congressman from Brooklyn and Queens,
"preening self-promoter who never met a camera, television,
"or smart phone he didn't glom onto,
"and at this writing, current candidate
"for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City,
"is remarkable for many reasons.
"Chief among them is what the protagonist of the tale did not,
"as far as we know, do.
"He did not commit adultery.
"He did not break up a marriage, his own or anyone else's.
"He did not employ the services of a prostitute.
"He did not stalk. He did not misuse public funds.
"He did not grope or talk dirty to subordinates or anyone else.
"He did not have inappropriate physical contact,
"or any physical contact, with any person.
"He and his partners in sin have never been
in the same room at the same time."
Vacant space.
All of our offices are vacant space.
- Hi! - This is actually kinda nice.
We are in the market for, um, office space.
- J' Many years since I was here J'
- Good afternoon. Weiner for mayor.
- J' On the street I was passing my time away J'
J' To the left and to the right J'
J' Buildings towering to the sky J'
J' It's out of sight J'
J' In the dead of night J'
- J Ooh J - J' Here I am J'
J' And in the city J'
J' With a fistful of dollars J'
J' And baby, you better believe J'
J' I'm back J'
J' Back in the New York Groove J'
J' I'm back J'
J' Back in the New York Groove J'
J' I'm back J'
J' Back in the New York Groove J'
- I'll be down in one second. Where are you guys going?
To a rally for Anthony.
- Whoo! - Whoo!
J' In the New York Groove J'
Weiner! - Mayor!
- J' In the back of my Cadillac J'
Anyone have a voter?
Poised and ready to talk to voters.
This is Anthony Weiner calling.
Do you know more than one?
Yeah, I'm that Anthony Weiner. The one running for mayor.
Well, thank you very much. I appreciate it.
And if I win by one, I know who to thank.
All right, bye-bye.
She knows two Anthony Weiners.
- J' So baby, you better believe J'
J' I'm back J'
J' Back in the New York Groove J'
- My name is Fran Weiner. I'm Anthony's Weiner's mom.
How are you today?
- J' Back in the New York Groove J'
J' I'm back J'
J' Back in the New York Groove J'
J' I'm back J'
J' Back in the New York Groove J'
- Look, you've had a billionaire mayor.
Now you're gonna have a thousand-aire
who has millionaire friends, so we're gonna be fine.
We're gonna be fine.
All right, let me get Huma up there.
I want to her started. No, I really enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed it.
- Those of you who know me are probably surprised
to see me standing up here.
I'm usually back of the room,
far away from the microphone as possible.
I'm doing it because I love my city
and I believe in my husband.
Launching this campaign was not an easy decision
for my family to make.
People say a lot of things about my husband.
Some nice.
Some not so nice.
Putting yourself out there is hard.
Our challenges, what we went through,
it's nothing compared to what so many families
in this city face every day.
No one fights harder on behalf of people,
and no one will make New York safer, stronger, more secure
than my husband, Anthony.
That was remarkable.
I feel what people must have felt like...
Seeing Charlie Chaplin in the talkies for the first time.
That's what she sounds like!
This is kind of our first campaign together.
The city is getting to know her a bit,
and one thing is clear:
if she were the candidate, I'd be getting crushed.
I mean, man. If there was ever anyone-
Like, if you in fact-
Actually, just close your eyes and just imagine.
What would be the ideal first lady for the city of New York?
Someone who's graceful, someone who's interesting,
someone who's got ideas, someone who's got experience,
you know, someone who's glamorous,
someone who's an amazing mom,
you know, someone who's just amazing.
- She's the right-hand Woman of Hillary Clinton,
known by just one name in Washington." Huma.
She was by Clinton's side during her years in the Senate,
on the presidential campaign trail,
and at the State Department.
At a pre-Wedding celebration for Abedin and Weiner,
Clinton said,
"/ have one daughter.
But if/ had a second daughter, it would be Huma. "
- She really stayed quiet during the scandal.
Why does she want to be out in the spotlight now?
- She wants to see her husband no longer be a social pariah,
and she brings a tremendous amount of influence.
We've actually talked to folks, campaign staff,
who don't really much necessarily
want to work for Anthony Weiner, but they're very intrigued
about proximity to Huma Abedin, given that she's likely to be
an influential figure in an upcoming presidential campaign
for, of course, Hillary Rodham Clinton, if she runs.
- Have a great Fourth. Give my love to Jen.
And I'll talk to you soon. Thanks for the advice.
All right, take care. Bye-bye.
He does not feel comfortable writing you a check
because he's on John Luis' finance committee.
This is your A-list?
I'm not gonna do these
if you're gonna make this unpleasant, okay?
I hate asking people for things and I'm asking people, okay?
- Okay. Why don't you do this?
"Tony, I got my husband here." - It's Arnie.
- "Arnie, I got my husband here, who's raising money for mayor.
Can put him on with you?" And then you're off.
- No, no, I think you get him
and then say Hume's here, and wants to talk to you.
- Done and done. Here, give me that sheet.
I'll help close the deal.
It's Huma.
How could you tell my voice?
I haven't talked to you in a year.
How was the engagement? I want all the details.
Aw, what a perfect engagement.
Aw, that's- Well, congratulations.
Well, he's working very hard.
Okay. I'll talk to you soon.
Have a nice- have a nice weekend.
Bye-bye.
All right, he'll max. His wife is gonna max out.
And he'll try to raise another five.
He's like, "You know, I've never given raised money in my life."
And, uh... - Ka-ching.
Hey, Joe. It's Anthony Weiner calling.
- It's Huma! - Anthony Weiner calling.
- Hello, Joe? - How are you, my brother?
How are you, my brother? - That's true.
We have a long history together.
- How's things at the shop? How's the family?
Oh, really?
- Hey, Mike, I was wondering if...
- If you call your friends and they're, you know,
they're willing to write checks...
- I haven't asked you for two years.
I've given you a nice long break.
- You're the leader in the community,
so they're gonna listen to you.
- $4,950 per person and $9,900 per couple.
That's nice of you to say.
Now are you-is the 2O gonna be in on Monday-
you're gonna bring it with you?
- I feel very awkward about this one too.
- Are you married? - You're a good friend.
Good to hear your voice. - 250...
5,005 minutes. That's not bad.
You did well.
' 5Y9, bye, bye.
- See you. Thanks for everything.
- Thanks, guys. Happy Fourth.
- I've been setting up a schedule for tomorrow-
ls he gonna get on the ballot?
- He's going to get on the ballot.
- Yay, what a relief. - Yes.
- Yes? Do we need to worry about this?
Hold this, babe.
Oh, this is pretty exciting.
It is.
I will sign it.
- Huma, is that the first petition you've ever signed?
- L-yeah, it is. Ever.
It's pretty cool, huh?
I need a book, like a prep book.
Just something- I need-
I need some- I need, like-l have nothing.
- Just, like, a novel or something that you just read-
No, but just something-
Don't you remember in my event last week,
that woman was like, "What's his position on..."
I'm like, "I don't know what the hell his position is on X.
Ask him."
- There's a campaign going on all around you.
I mean, you heard me on "Brian Lehrer" this morning.
- No, I didn't; I didn't know you were on actually.
Okay, look.
I will see you on Monday.
- All right. - Thank you.
I'm not crazy about those pants.
- Yeah, we all have our... things to bear.
Do you like 'em?
- They're lightweight. I need lightweight trousers.
Yes, you do.
- Have you guys gotten any, like, flack
for working for Weiner from people who don't like him?
What's the worst thing
that anyone ever said to you on the phone?
- "Fuck you," really. Pretty much it.
How can you work for him?
Like, you're a woman, you should be-
You should be, you know...
And I'd be like, "Well, you know what?"
He's fought for my community for a very long time,
and, you know, if Huma can forgive Anthony,
then why can't a voter forgive Anthony?
- My mom at first was actually really opposed to it.
She said, "Oh, no, you can't work for him.
"You can't work for him. That's awful.
It's awful what he did."
I tried making the reference to, like, Bill Clinton,
and she said, "No, Bill's different."
I believe in Anthony and...
some people don't, but a lot of people do.
I really love his stances on education,
his single-payer health care system.
And I was really, really upset when he resigned.
- When he talks, when he- you know, when he's out there,
when he's talking about his plan and his ideas,
he's just so much better.
- Do you think the bill fairy pays for that?
We all pay for that in higher taxes.
Providing Medicare for all Americans, for all New Yorkers,
for all people in this country
saves us money and it's the humane, decent thing to do.
George McDonald.
- I want to say one thing about American values.
I would contrast my values with Anthony Weiner's values
any day of the week.
Seven days a week!
What's with the boos?
Listen, ladies and gentlemen-
Ladies and gentlemen- Ladies and gentlemen-
Okay, you don't want to allow me to talk.
That's just more time for this glib narcissist.
Let's hear it for Gay Pride!
God bless America!
People are less likely to go to a cop with a tip
if they think they're gonna be frisked when they do it.
- I want him win so bad. He's the best.
- This does not need a new government agency.
This needs a chance of policy at the top.
Everybody deserves a second chance!
All right, let's go!
- He has guts! He has guts! That guy has guts!
Weiner! Weiner! Weiner! Weiner!
Weiner! Weiner! Weiner!
Tony Weiner lied.
He lied about his texting scandal on CNN.
Whatever you think-
- You can rest assured that at night,
I certainly will not be taking pictures of myself.
Thank you for that.
- I said, "Keep your hands to yourself."
I heard what you said.
- Don't put your hands on me ever again.
- Really? And what's gonna happen if I do?
You're a tough guy now? - Yeah.
- Oh, are you now? - I am.
I can defend myself. - You can? You can?
Okay, you need to get your anger issues under control.
- I don't have any anger issues. - I think you do, Grandpa.
Let's do this again. Let's do this again.
- Before you go, can you assure us
that you're gonna stay in the race,
that even if the going gets really, really tough,
which it will be, nationally, possibly internationally-
I don't want to support someone who's going to later drop out.
- I'm not gonna stop doing it because I want to make sure
that my son grows up in this great city
and be able to stand on the street corner
and yell at his future mayor.
Thank you very much.
- That's a good man. Good politician.
I support Anthony Weiner. - Yes, we do!
- Give 'em hell.
- Talking issues. - Good luck, Mr. Mayor.
- Great speech. - Thank you. Appreciate it.
- I think you can do it. - Thank you.
Not bad, huh, bro.
Huh.
I might have successfully
whistled past the graveyard here,
and I'm back to doing what I wanted to do
and I always thought I'd be a good candidate.
I always thought I'd make a good mayor.
I remember once saying to Huma, "You know, it looks /ike-
you know, we're back- we're Ba-we're back, you know."
How much- how much-how much sodium?
658 milligrams.
- This is 340. Hold on a second.
Saturated fat.
- 0.7 - Five.
- Okay, Italian chopped tomatoes.
- Imported Italian tomatoes. Next.
Olive oil.
- Imported olive oil. Next.
Sugar.
- Well, you went on and on about having no sugar-
Sugar.
- We don't have any sugar in here.
And We're back to being treated like candidates.
You know, I went through that bad thing and now l'm-
And now I'm back. Now, I mean...
With a completely different identity,
and I'm getting all this attention,
which wasn't-again, wasn't a terrible comfortable place,
but you know, I thought it was going pretty well.
- Are we going to see more of you on the campaign trail?
- I'm trying to figure out... I'm a mom.
I've got my own life. And I have my husband.
I'm very proud of what he's doing.
So, yeah, I want to help him.
- How's your first day on the campaign trail with Huma?
- Well, l-she doesn't consider it a date.
- All right. There you go.
This is my wife, Huma. - I know Huma too.
I want to thank you for your loyal service for Hillary, 2016.
- We Went out campaigning a couple times.
She had a ball doing it.
We had kinda been living in this defensive crouch
for a very long time
and getting out of that felt right, felt good.
She's gorgeous. - Huma!
- This is my wife, Huma. - Thank you for supporting him.
Forget about everybody else. Bullshit everybody else!
Don't worry about it. Good for you!
- Breaking news just into our newsroom in New York City.
The New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner
sent additional explicit photos and texts to a Woman online.
Correspondents posted...
- Good afternoon, Weiner for mayor; this is Micah speaking.
- Led people to believe he had put all the sexting behind...
- Just published screen grabs of What they allege
are sexually explicit...
- Oh, Mister... - What?
- But the key question is Whether he engaged in-
How does Huma Abedin react?
Now the Website, as We mentioned, is cal/ed Dirty...
- I under- I understand.
- Photos did take place after he left Congress,
July of 2012, about a year ago...
- Okay, I really appreciate it. Thank you very much.
Okay, bye-bye-
What?
Like, are we going to be going nuclear and being, like,
"This is absolutely not true and this is fucking ridiculous"
or is that not our strategy?
- That's not going to be our strategy.
Not gonna be the strategy.
- When in fact, he is actually going to have
a press conference in about 2O minutes
to discuss this and some other things.
But that is really the key issue.
Of course, he resigned from Congress in June, 2011.
All right.
- I've been told that Anthony Weiner
is on his way upstairs at the moment.
We'll be hearing from him very soon.
- Uh, could you move forward a little bit?
- If I do that, I'm gonna lose my spot, so I'm not gonna move.
- He will arrive at this press conference with his wife,
Huma Abedin, who he has said has forgiven him.
- Newly revealed messages are by far
the most explicit ones we've seen.
. Okay"
- Some people are wondering whether she might show up today.
- The big question is Whether the allegations are true
and that this correspondence took place after he resigned.
Can you find Huma for me?
A major game changer...
- In this same window of time, there was one other person.
I said it was over an extended period of time.
I never said it started here and ended here.
Fuck...
Me.
What number can they dial on?
- You want me to dial you in? - No.
Can you bring Huma back in, please, and then close the door
and stand there beside it for a while.
I just-l don't mean to be disrespectful,
but please leave me alone for a little while.
- Do you have time to do any of this?
- No. I don't. - Not at all?
I mean...
It's when we were talking about the...
about separating.
So where are you on the statement?
- I can't get through to them on the telephone.
We keep getting interrupted.
They think that this is not gonna work.
They think this is whatever. l- | don't know.
I'm, like, very anxious about you and I being apart today.
Someone's gonna find you. - Yeah.
- Unless we get someone on the effing phone.
- Campaign office. No, no, no.
Okay, Anthony's just trying to get you on.
Okay. - Hi.
Well, you're-you're saying that the timeline is the problem,
which I get.
By the way, Hume's on the line also.
Okay, so go ahead.
Obviously.
Look, this is...
a continuum of challenges in our marriage
that ended at a certain point
and we decided to move forward with our lives
and that's-that- that was a problem,
and now it's behind us.
And as we said, other things would come out.
Ba-ba-ba.
No.
Getting obviously...
We're getting deluged.
Well, my head is at...
tried to sell this as something that people already know.
Hello?
You guys still there?
Mother of pearl...
Can we just have the room for a second, you two guys?
- Heads up. Heads up.
- Uh, good, uh... good afternoon.
My name is Anthony Weiner, Democratic candidate
for mayor of the city of New York.
Um, I have said that other texts and photos
were likely to come out, and they have.
Perhaps I'm surprised that more things didn't come out sooner.
Some of these things happened before my resignation,
some of them happened after, but the fact is that
that was also the time that my wife and I were working through
some things in our marriage.
But I'm pleased and blessed
that she has given me a second chance.
Huma has been out there with me
and she a few Words that she Wanted to say,
so my amazing wife, Huma Aberdin.
- Hi. Good evening.
This is the first time I've spoken at a press conference,
and you'll have to bear with me because I'm very nervous.
And I wrote down what I wanted to say.
When we faced this publicly two years ago.
İt took a lot of work
and a whole lot of therapy
to get to a place where I could forgive Anthony.
But I made the decision
that it was worth staying in this marriage.
Anthony's made some horrible mistakes...
both before he resigned from Congress and after.
But I do very strongly believe that that is between us
and our-our marriage.
So really what I want to say is,
l love him.
I have forgiven him.
I believe in him.
And as we have said from the beginning,
we are moving forward.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
Can you explain why-
- Why should we trust your judgment?
- Why-why should we trust your judgment?
Weiner is admitting that new
sexually explicit online chats have surfaced...
On the nightlife site...
- The Dirty. - The Dirty.
TheDirty.com.
- Looks... looks a little bit like
he got it caught in a waffle iron.
Like a...series...
series of... series of paint swatches.
Believe that last color is called "Public Humiliation."
- It was not just sexting or text messages.
They spoke on the phone too?
Multiple times daily.
- The timeline here is absolutely crucial.
Very crucial.
He resigned from Congress in June of 2011,
little more than two years ago.
So when yesterday,
this emerged...
it was a problem.
- He did this big, sweet spread with his Wife
and his newborn son
the same month that he told the World
"I really feel like a different person. "
- Turns out it was true... he was a different person
because he sent these penis shots under the screen name...
- Carlos Danger. - Danger.
- Carlos Danger.
I assume it was to avoid
using a ridiculous name like Anthony Weiner.
- Can we get the clip up of Huma standing alongside?
There is a victim of spousal abuse-
spousal abuse.
It is sickening to Watch this.
- She looked completely despondent.
Her face was looking away.
She was shifting on her feet.
He's humiliated her over and over again.
What does it say
about a husband who lets his Wife do that?
Power, lust, personal gain,
and that's all the two of them Want.
They don't care about anything else.
- There was clearly a calculation made
that Huma being there was going to be crucial
to how people saw him, saw it, saw their marriage.
- lf Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign
is gonna be saved tonight,
it's going to be saved by his wife, Huma Abedin.
- Uh, not great. Not great, yeah.
Javier at the "Times" tried to nail me down on that question
I don't really know the answer to, which is,
"When did it cut off," you know.
But she- this girl has this narrative,
has this timeline that I don't have any way
to check with or know.
Shit.
Okay, all right, well, call me when you have a chance.
All right, bye-bye.
I need to follow up with him.
I just want to look at the questions
and talk to you about how you want to answer those.
So the answer to, "Were people on the campaign
other than Huma aware"- no.
And "Had their been multiple online exchanges
with multiple people or was it just this one?"
Template for misinformation.
- Can l just say multiple people?
Or is it just this one?
- I think you've gotta-l mean, there was more than one, so...
I think-l think we've gotta answer the question.
. Okay"
Problem was that the...
series of interviews that I did when I got in the race
were after this.
And people asked me, "ls the number still the same?"
I think I said to six to Dominic
and then I cleaned it up in subsequent interviews
'cause I knew that was a problem.
The question is, do we answer it or not?
I think we have to answer these questions.
I think we have to answer,
because if somebody else comes out, we don't-
- So okay. So give 'em the answer.
- So I'm going to say... - Yes.
It was more than one.
"Do you believe you're suffering from any sort of addiction?"
Um...
they've asked that question during the-
we gotta get all of my interviews...
He said no.
- He's answered this question before.
I think I answered the "New York Times" magazine's story.
I did. - Yeah, you said nothing.
- I think-l think-l think Anthony touched upon this
in the "New York Times" magazine profile.
- Okay, you don't have to answer right at this moment, so...
No, I'm giving you the answer.
You showed me a thing with the question,
and I'm trying to give you an answer-
- I thought you were thinking about it-
No, I'm talking words.
- "What's the strategy moving forward" is his other one.
- Um, it's whatever the answer was
when I got in the race.
I think it's something that... I don't know.
What's the strategy going forward?
- It sounds stupid to say this, but yeah,
these are people, you know, you're friends with,
you know, you're, you know...
You're in the-you know, you're, like, pen pals with.
And, um...
it was connecting on such a superficial level,
it was almost as if...
it was almost as if I was, you know, playing...
Playing a video game, you know.
Um...you know, people would reach out to me,
and We'd start just chatting and then, you know,
sending emails back and forth or Facebook Whatever,
or something that goes in a different direction.
Someone says, "You're amazing" and sends me a naked picture
and I respond to it.
/had a blind spot about it.
And that blind spot was a pretty big one.
- Now I Want to stress, this is verbatim.
This is exactly What Went back and forth
between Congressman Weiner
and the blackjack dealer from Las Vegas, Lisa.
And if you'll start us off with Lisa's first line.
- Are you as passionate in the sack as you are about politics?
- Baby, you'd be crawling for the door
to prevent me from fucking you silly.
- Nice! Just what I'm looking for.
I want to bang the future mayor of New York City.
Making me hard.
- Parsing the language was clearly not the right way to go,
and that was a mistake on my part.
The level of guilt and pain that I feel...
You know, very sorry I put everyone in this position.
It's gonna continue- - Hi!
Hi.
It's gonna continue a little while longer,
but I, you know, generally think scandals
and crisis management has a 72-hourwindow.
After the 72 hours,
it's not on a lead of drudge anymore.
We're gonna try to look normal,
like we're holding together as a group.
It's gonna be rough for a little while.
Where we really are is back to where we were on day one.
All that being said, I want to give you a chance to...
either vent or to ask me questions.
- I think that my team is in a better place than I'm in.
I'm in a very bad place, to be very frank.
I'm extremely frustrated at your lack of clarity with me
in the innumerable conversations that we had
leading up to me joining the campaign.
I have not made any decisions about what I'm doing
or what I'm not doing.
As of this moment, lam here.
I'm in this room and I'm on this campaign.
- You guys should talk to her- the two of you.
- What are you, the referee over there?
- No, I'm just saying, I mean, it's Ahmed.
He's like family. - No, I know.
But I just wanted to see if there might be things
that other people might want to say, like,
"Yeah, l-l'm there too."
- I feel-and I think some of us have been frustrated with
feeling like we're left in the dark
not even about, you know, the actual situation,
but more, like, how it's being hushed.
My whole team, Barbara's team,
like, they really want an apology.
- Right, got it. No, I understand.
- I would like to flag for everybody that stuff like this,
people are reporting back to the "New York Post"
and it becomes something where I'm walking down the street
and getting berated by a "New York Post" reporter.
- Well, look- - You guys, it's fine-
- It was horrific to watch today the way
they were treating you in the street.
- Yeah, we were walking, and they were, like, badgering her,
and they're like, "lf you don't answer our questions,
we're gonna write that you're having an affair."
And it was bad.
- Just a quick optics thing if Barbara's really leaving,
I assume those photographers are still outside,
so you will look happy?
Yes.
I'm saying this for you.
I don't want it to be that our secretary
walked down very upset at 6:30.
Everyone has to exhale.
Okay, this has been a brutally difficult few days.
Take a deep breath, have a drink.
This isn't life and death. No one-
- No one died. - No one died.
The entire world knows about this campaign,
warts and all.
There's a lot of intensity, and I know I brought it upon you,
but I don't want it to make you crazy, so...
Joining me now to discuss
her online relationship with Anthony Weiner,
Sydney Leathers.
How did all this- how did this begin?
- In 2011, I messaged him on Facebook,
chastising him for his behavior with the first scandal.
He said that he was sorry that he let me down,
then started to compliment me on my appearance,
on my political views, my writing,
I mean, just anything you can think of.
He was laying it on thick.
So you would have phone sex with him,
and how often would he call you?
- The most he ever called me was about five times in a day,
which is a lot.
- For phone sex? - Yeah.
- Morning, my name's Anthony Weiner,
Democratic candidate for mayor of the city of New York.
Today we're focusing on creating a nonprofit czar
to be liasoned with nonprofit organizations.
And I'll be glad to take any on-topic questions
that you might have.
Any on-topic?
Yes, sir. - Off topic.
Sure.
- How many women were there? Can you remember?
Six to ten, I suppose.
But I can't tell you absolutely
what someone else is gonna consider inappropriate or not.
Were they sexual?
How many conversations did you have with women
after you resigned that were sexual in nature?
- I don't believe I had any more than three.
- Why don't you just right now tell everybody
everything that you could possibly remember about this,
so that we all get it out of the way,
so you can go back to the real campaign?
I basically have.
I mean, the only thing you haven't learned,
you want names of people, right?
I'm not gonna do that.
If someone wants to bring them self out,
why should I drag them into this?
The point is, they're behind me. It's a year ago at least.
- You keep saying that this is behind you,
but you've said that before.
Last summer, you told "People" magazine that this was over.
How can voters trust now?
How can they be 100% confident...
- There's a phoniness on that side of the debate,
about how outrageous my behavior is.
They love stoking it. They love talking about it.
They love building me up,
having me on their show, so they excoriate me
and everything else.
There's a phoniness to it.
But let's- I'll make this very clear.
I mean, I did the thing, though.
So when l-and I'm just- you know-
I told you, you know, that I understood politics
and I understand the rhythm of the press and everything else.
I did the thing, so it's not their fault
that they played their role.
They just were doing, you know...
It's the... it's the frog and the scorpion.
- I mean, did you take of it personally?
It's hard...
l- l, I mean, I...
l think the same constitutional...
The same constitution that I have
that made me do the dumb thing
made it possible for me to-to Weather the stuff
Without it gutting me.
I think I've pretty much said what I have to say about that.
Now what I would like to talk about
is housing in the Bronx.
Any questions about that?
- Do you have a sexual disorder that you've been diagnosed?
- Question about housing in the Bronx.
Go ask about his issues.
We want to know what he's going to do for us.
We don't care about that personal garbage.
We're from the Bronx.
We don't care about his personal garbage.
Where is Lawrence tonight?
He's in DC.
His voice will play in the earpiece,
not in the studio.
- Joining me now is Anthony Weiner.
Thank-
- It's my pleasure, Lawrence. How are you?
- For me, it just comes down to this,
which is...
what is wrong with you?
- I don't understand the question.
What is wrong with me that I care so much
about the issues that I fight for every day,
that I have my entire career?
No.
- Are you saying that because I have things in my personal life
that are embarrassing, I shouldn't run for office?
Okay, that's a fair position to have.
Some people have it.
Well, you're not being clear, Lawrence,
so-so let's work a little harder at that.
- It does not seem to be a fully healthy pursuit-
If you take in the totality of your life, Anthony,
do you think you've spent your time well?
First of all, that's not...
- Anthony, I think there is something wrong with you.
- I know. You just said that. You just said that.
Repeating it doesn't make it any more interesting.
I'm looking at your life-
Well, I appreciate it.
Relentless pursuit-
You are relentless about certain things...
- That was not- that's not true!
That's not true. That's not true.
- What I'm trying to get at, Anthony, is what drives you.
- Okay, tell-in that case, ask me that question.
You don't like things that you know about me.
You want to make fun of me on television.
Join the club!
Frankly, bigger guys than you
have been trying to knock me down.
- I mean it from a psychiatric level.
- Dude, I don't really need your psychiatric questions.
All you can focus on is, "What's wrong with you?
What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
That's not anything to the debate either!
I don't plan on losing.
Maybe I'll come on-
Maybe I'll come on this show and kick your ass every night,
like I'm doing tonight.
- You'll get the last word online if you want it, Anthony.
- Thank you! Good night, Lawrence.
Part of What animates me is l hate bullies.
It is pretty easy to beat me up.
It's not that hard, and l just don't respect it all that much.
Bigger guys than you try to knock me down,
and I'm still here.
And by the Way, I'm an easy target for you to say,
"Well, What's Wrong with you- I know something
in your private life that's embarrassing."
Well, congratulations.
You can get on the list, but /'//-
We don't care What you think-
- I have never once criticized you for your texting.
I think your photography is just
perfectly standard American photography
that's floating around the internet now.
I've never said anything about that.
- Even if I think I'm the better candidate
with the better ideas, don't run.
I've no prob/em, but don't run.
- You know, Anthony, that you are a gravely damaged-
/said so!
Pretty crazy.
Who do you think looks better there, me or him?
Want to see the online version
where we continued?
- Why are you laughing? This is crazy.
- It's terribly crazy, but what was I supposed to do?
I mean, tell me what I was supposed to do.
This is where it continued.
No, no, no, no.
Focus on your speech.
- This just makes me feel better.
This makes me get more fight in me, less emotional.
Oh, really?
Little bit.
And it got better here because he realized how badly it went.
I think.
How bad was it?
It's bad.
For me?
What was I supposed to do?
Sorry, I can't.
- What's Wrong with you- no, What's Wrong with you
that every night you have to be on television?
You do that intentionally? What are you craving?
What do you have to prove?
- You know, that's a good question.
- Whatever the opposite of that is,
is what Huma is.
- She must like that about you, right?
No, I think she might...
like me in spite of that.
- Huma Abedin-what is the simple explanation
for Why she decided to get out there in front of this?
- I fall back to Blaise Pascal, the philosopher, who said,
"The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing."
In other words, I don't think this is simply
a strategic decision for her.
I think Huma loves this guy.
She thinks he'd be a good mayor.
What you saw at the press conference was the real Huma.
Blaise Pascal, you say.
I counter that with Shakespeare.
Has she eaten on the insane root that devours intellect
and takes reason prisoner?
- Do you think she's feeling regret?
What about?
- The whole thing? - Yeah.
It's...
It's not fair. She shouldn't, but she does.
You mean, fair to you?
- No, it's unfair to her. I mean, she's not...
I created this problem.
Whatever acquiescence she gave is secondary
to the things that I did, these things that I created for us.
- Do you think it's been worse than she thought?
Yeah.
How are you feeling today?
It's like living a nightmare.
- Carlos Danger is now trailing by 9 points, 25 to 16%.
- 53% of likely New York City voters think
Anthony Weiner should pullout.
- The most unpopular political figure on record,
an unfavorability rating of 80%.
- I think that we can't afford to leave the playing field
for too many days is my concern.
Done.
All right.
So she's trying to sell her story.
Oh, really?
That's what we heard.
Rodney does this...
Rodney does this joke.
I live in a very rough neighborhood.
The other day, I ask a cop, "Where's the nearest subway?"
He says, "l don't know. No one's ever made it."
The other day on the way home,
some guy's running naked down the street.
I says, "Hey, what happened?" He says, "You came home early."
My doctor says, "You're crazy."
I said, "l want a second opinion."
He says, "Okay, you're ugly too."
Rodney jokes are easy to remember, like, they're...
'Cause they're stupid.
- He's a... he's a classic, Rodney.
What are you talking about? Oh, boy.
So nowadays, boy, I need two women,
so when I fall asleep, they have someone to talk to.
Oh, boy, my sex life ain't what it used to be.
Oh, boy.
- Anthony Weiner's sexting partner, Sydney Leathers,
has got a sex tape now.
TMZ's reporting Leathers has a/readyjumped into bed
with Vivid Entertainment
less than two Weeks after the scandal broke.
Vivid, of course, brought you the sex tapes
from Kim Kardashian, and most recently,
Teen Mom, Farrah Abraham.
- He ended up running for mayor of New York City,
which he's still currently in the race for.
He was actually number one in the polls
before the scandal broke,
and then I ruined that for him, so sorry.
Except I'm not.
/had him on this pedestal
and thought he was this great guy
and I felt like we had similar views.
But you know, it really is true that you shouldn't
meet your heroes, because you find out
how human they really are and how flawed they really are
and it really ruins your perception of the person,
so...don't meet your heroes.
Hello.
I made mistakes and embarrassed myself,
hurt my family, and for that, lam profoundly...
profoundly sorry.
And for that, lam profoundly sorry.
For that, I am profoundly sorry.
But at the end of the day, this campaign
is not about me or really anyone else on this stage...
- Welcome. This service provided by free conference-
- Good morning. - It's Anthony.
Got Camille here. Love your spots.
You were great.
- This thing isn't turning on its own.
We think we have to do something different, and so...
- Anthony, We've done 350 interviews.
We now have Quinn ahead, Thompson second.
We have 27, 21, 16, 10. You're e110.
Half of your previous base Went elsewhere.
Everybody else is basically saying "enough already. "
They've closed that door.
- You polled in the middle of a time
when we weren't doing anything at all
to define our own narrative.
No, I understand that.
- I don't think you've ever done a snapshot
for a candidate who's going through a worse week than I am.
That's a fair statement.
- So maybe we use it to tee up...
you know, I don't know, some kind of
a "Bulworth" kind of karma
that we just like, "Look," you know...
- Let me just be brutally honest here.
There's no chance to Win anymore.
Winning is now defined as,
if Anthony Wants to continue here,
keeping his head high and saying something that matters,
and getting some, at /east, grudging respect back.
For your sake, you Want to keep going with this,
that may be the best and liberating Way to proceed.
I don't think there's a path anymore
to get to a runoff.
- Here, let's- let's remember something.
I mean, we-we've just been...
pummeled in this week.
Just pummeled. I mean, just everywhere.
I mean, we basically not really mounted
much of a defense at all, so why don't we do this?
Why don't we slap a version of that
"l ain't quitting" thing up on the website?
Why don't I call around to- I'll call around to the TVs,
give them all one-on-one tomorrow.
- If you sort of go frontal with that again,
people are gonna have an instant negative reaction.
"/ don't Want to hear that anymore."
So this is a solo flight.
- Okay. Thank you very much, guys.
I appreciate it.
- Thank you. - Take care.
- Seriously, like, fuck those guys.
You dropped ten points in a week.
What's to say you can't go back up ten points in a week?
- I have one more thing on the public schedule or two?
I think it's two.
I think it's the City Island hit.
I'm getting crushed there.
Just crushed.
- Do you still want to go to City Island?
- Yes-am I getting reports from City lsland-yes.
I've got no choice. It's on the public schedule.
Got to go.
- So right now, we have another speaker, Mr. Weiner.
- Thank you very much. - Go home!
- You know, I've had a little bit of a rough week.
Good!
- I had committed to coming here and I didn't want to miss it.
Communities like City Island kinda reflect
everything that is good about this city,
and also what is kinda going wrong recently.
You, the residents of this community,
had 160% increase in property taxes.
That's what the math is.
So sooner or later, something has to give.
I'm prepared to fight for the people of this city,
and I'd love to hear your questions.
Thank you very much.
- I'm gonna address the 900-pound gorilla in the room.
You lied to the people of New York,
and you asked for forgiveness.
The people of City Island, the people of New York-
Americans are very forgiving.
And then you go ahead and you do it again.
So the question is, if there's someone
better qualified than you to do this job
and when you say enough is enough-
It's a betrayal of trust.
- My personal issues are very public.
If you believe it's on the same level of committing a crime,
if that's what you believe, that's your right.
Let me finish this answer. - Betrayal of trust.
Let me-let me...
You're exactly right.
I violated the trust of my wife.
I did that. That was wrong.
That was my- that was wrong-that was wrong.
And people have every right in the world
to say that it disqualifies me, but I'm not gonna quit.
Do you think it was easy-
Do you think-l just said, "Okay, let's go to City Island.
Let's talk to these good people, let's bring 5O cameras,"
knowing that I'd get this question?
The reason I did that is because I'm trying
to communicate something here.
I'm trying to say yes, you know some things about me,
more than any other candidate than you'll ever know,
maybe in your life, maybe way more than you'd want.
Certainly way more than I want.
But all I can do is this.
These are my ideas. I care about them.
I knew when I got in this race
that this kitchen was gonna get pretty hot,
and at a certain point, you've gotta say, "Look, I don't quit."
New Yorkers don't quit.
I'm not gonna go over to the corner and curl up
because someone found out something embarrassing about me.
"You did something we don't like."
Cameras in your face. "Change your mind.
Back down, quit."
That's not the kind of mayor I'm gonna be.
Sir, I say to you with all due respect,
do not vote for me, but don't deny these people
the right to vote for me if they want to.
Thank you very much.
I'm done, guys. lam done.
I am off my fucking heels.
That posture of, like, sitting back
and letting people punch me-
I'm done with it.
The end of the day turns issues and ideas...
All right. How you doin,' my friend?
That guy's running for mayor.
You say, "Hey, Mr. Dude." Tell him to vote for me.
Dude, how's business today, ladies?
- You should get a little discount for that.
- How you doin', my friend? I'm Anthony Weiner.
I'm running for mayor.
You all have a sweet year.
- You're a real scumbag, Anthony.
- Wow, very nice, in front of the kids.
Charming.
Yeah, it takes one to know one, jackass.
Don't lose your temper.
- What's up? What's up?
What's that-you wait till I walk out till you say anything.
That's courage.
- We'll have a discussion. Come back in here.
I'm not afraid of you.
You did disgusting things. You have a nerve to even walk-
- Oh, yeah, and you're- and you're a perfect person?
- I'm not- - You're my judge?
You're my judge? What rabbi taught you that?
I didn't do what you did.
- What rabbi taught you that you're my judge?
- You're fine. You talk to God and work out-
- Thank you, thank you. - Stay out of the public eye.
No, I'm not gonna stay-
that's not for you to judge, my friend.
I don't take my judgment from you, and I don’t judge you.
- You're a bad example for the people.
- That's your judgment? - No, that's obvious.
- Okay, okay, that's why we have elections.
It's not normal behavior.
- And you're perfect. You're gonna judge me.
- I'm not running for office. - You know who judges me?
You know who judges me? - I'm telling you-
- Do you know who judges me? Go visit with your rabbi.
- It's immoral- - Go visit with your rabbi.
- And think about- think about your wife.
_ By the WaY”
- How could you take the person-
- By the way, that is between me and her and my God.
Why didn't he just walk away?
Why did he need that? It was going nicely.
- You know who judges me? - That society-
- You have shown no sign you're superior to me
and you are not my god.
You know nothing. You know nothing.
Your ignorance is being shown to the entire world.
- Anthony Weiner in an epic war of Words...
- Anthony Weiner had a meltdown on the campaign trail.
- Weiner got in a shouting match with a voter.
- You know who judges me? You know who judges me?
The voters of New York City?
- I've seen that tape either online or on television,
you know, 100 times, and it's not even about sex.
Why exactly is it such big news?
- Oh, and you're a perfect person?
Terrible shot, I got, like, right the back of my...
- Bald spot? - Does not look great.
- Weiner begins to leave the bakery, but then,
listen closely...
This man, Saul Kessler, makes a racial slur
about Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin.
Oh.
- Well, then, yeah. - that guy.
I didn't know that.
- What do you think? - I don't know.
You regret it?
Nasty jackass.
Has anyone ever told you
it's hard to get you to talk about your feelings?
- Let me ask you something, are there any-
there must be some specie of fly
that stays on the wall and talks,
but I've never heard of one.
Usually, is the fly on the wall technique-
isn't it have to do a little bit with the notion
of not being seen or heard,
you just kind of pick up what goes on around you?
I Wait a minute I
DJ Anthony Weiner on the set!
- I thought my political career was dead.
And I was somewhat liberated as well, but...
liberation in a very death row kind of way to it.
Anybody here from Granada?
Anybody here from Barbados?
Anybody here from Jamaica?
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It's hot and humid!
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- Well, she became the poster Woman
for standing by your man back in the '90s,
but is Hillary Clinton now changing her tune a little bit?
Rumor has it the likely presidential contenders
demanding her top aide, Huma Abedin,
drop her own lying, cheating husband, Anthony Weiner.
PIX11's Mary Murphy caught up
with Anthony Weiner this afternoon.
Hey, Mary. - Hi, Tams.
"New York" magazine is suggesting
that Weiner's wife is being asked to make a choice:
Hillary for president or Weiner as husband.
We tried race-Walking with mayoral candidate,
Anthony Weiner, to get a direct answer.
Do you think that your wife will choose to stay with you
over helping Hillary Clinton get elected president?
- Look, I know there's been a lot of damage done,
collateral damage because of decisions I made in my private-
- But you're not answering the question.
Have to make it up to.
And I'm gonna do the very best I can.
- Do you think your wife will choose you?
- Can I get my answer here? - I'm sorry.
But as far as Huma goes,
she's one of the most talented people I've ever known
in public life and I think anyone
who's ever worked with her knows that.
- Do you think they should ask her
to make that kind of a choice?
I really gotta go.
- Huma, are you joining this campaign stop?
I have to leave soon.
- You are joining? No?
- I have to get on with Philippe.
- Okay, you want to telephone? - Yeah.
- You know that? - Yeah.
- You know that telephones work all around nowadays?
Do it in the car.
- I don't know if it's a good idea.
Like, let me talk to Phillippe-
- He's gonna be a no. He's gonna be a no.
But I don't have any prep.
- For what? To whom?
- On what to say if people start asking me questions.
The press. ls the press gonna be there?
I'll give you some prep.
I'll give you some prep in the car.
You don't know anything.
No, I would say, act
like a normal campaign candidate's wife.
"I think Anthony's doing an amazing job.
It's great to be out here. I said I would."
Do my personal relationships suffer
because of the superficial and transactional nature
of my political relationships or is it the other way around?
Do you go into politics because it's-
you're not connecting on that other level
and did the technology that undid me
allow me to be in touch with people
and have kinda more superficial relationships?
You know, I don't-l don't know.
I mean, look, it gets back to the very premise, you know,
politicians probably are wired in some way that needs...
needs attention, but I don't...
You know, I'm not...
I'm not blaming that, for sure,
but I don't- it is hard to have...
it is hard to have normal relationships.
I've waged a campaign focused like a laser beam
on fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it.
I've published two books of new ideas-
125 of them, in fact,
on everything from restoring discipline in our schools
to creating a single-payer health plan for us.
- Are you gonna do this? Oh, l thought-
- I'm not in this ad. - Oh, I thought-
You keep saying. - Really?
Do I look like- Do I look like I'm camera-ready?
- If you are absolutely not gonna do anything more
for the campaign, then yeah, then there's-then start now.
Start now.
But if-if there's a chance you're gonna want to
at some point, do it, then let's go ahead and tape it.
It's gonna take ten minutes; we could have been done by now.
It will cause a firestorm.
Just like the first already, it gets out, and I'm in it,
and then it's a story, and then we gotta deal with it-
- Forget it. Let's just drop it.
Like, why is that worth it?
Let's go.
I just think it's a huge risk.
All right, ladies, thank you.
- Anthony- - Quiet, please.
And action.
- I've waged a campaign that's focused like a laser beam
on fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it.
Powerful voices made it clear from the very beginning
that they didn't want me to get to-.
It's really apocalyptic right now.
I'm not really sure if the sun's gonna continue
to rotate around the Earth.
Hello. My name's Anthony Weiner.
Want a chicken? Every pot.
And action.
Powerful voices have made it clear from the very beginning
they didn't want me to win,
but this isn't about what they want.
They've gotten their way for far too long.
If you give me the chance, l will
fight for you and your family every single day.
Good.
Cut.
. Okay"
Honey, I'm gonna leave.
Leave a few minutes after I leave before you leave...
Don't worry.
- Someone might think you're married to me.
Don't worry.
- Do you think Huma will come out on the campaign trail
between now and election day?
Will she be by your side on election night?
- I don't know. I mean...
You know, l'm-l'm walking a fine line.
You know, you have- as a reporter,
you have an appetite for the Huma side of this story.
I want to talk about issues of importance in the middle class
and the issues that citizens care about.
- Fair enough, but Huma was a key part of your rollout.
She spoke on your behalf quite passionately
the moment the second wave of scandal-
the media didn't put Huma into this.
You and Huma put Huma into this.
- You're asking where she'll be in the future,
and I answered your question.
Do you want to come with or not?
Yeah, I'm on the way now,
but it's on the day books for 9:30.
He's saying- he's saying don't?
Philippe said that?
Okay, all right. See you soon.
Here, let me- let me handle this one alone.
I gotta go upstairs alone.
- l'll come back down.
. Okay"
It's my last race.
Running finally, you know...
It's been my dream to run for mayor and...
I also want him to see us together.
We'll do it later. We'll-it'll be fine.
All right, give me a kiss.
İPad?
All right, Jordan, do you want to get in the stroller
or you want to walk?
Stroller?
It's all wet. Did you say, "All wet"?
You want to push? Okay.
Hey, I've got a fairly brilliant idea.
What if I say this, you know,
they lost my name in the- in the books.
They can't find it.
So we've been running around
trying to figure out how to fix it.
What if I just say that 9:30 worked on Hume's schedule-
unfortunately she has a work conflict now
and she couldn't do it.
Once we get this delay- you know, we had this delay
because of the problems at the board of elections.
What about that?
Okay, it's- it sounds like a duck.
Hi!
All right, I'll talk to you later.
Beep, beep. Comin' through.
Josh, you're killing me, buddy. Josh, get out of the shot.
- Anthony, you seemed pretty upset
at the NBC interview about your wife's absence.
Does it say anything to us- - What absence?
- Her absence and not being here today-
Oh, no, this was-
this happened because of the same thing-
when we had it at 9:30, it was around her schedule.
When it became 10:30, it became problematic for her schedule.
She's gonna be voting.
I'm pretty sure she's gonna vote for me too.
All right, guys, we gotta go.
I'm gonna go that way, is that okay? Sorry.
- Can we just do the one question?
We'll all get out of your way.
- One question- I've just done 4O questions,
And now you're dealing with a 20-month-old.
- Your wife's absence- you seemed pretty agitated-
No, no, it's just-
it's just seven or eight or nine questions on the same subject.
After a certain point, I think-
well, question being asked again and again, so.
- Her absence, does it say anything?
All right, thumbs up!
Thumbs up! Thumbs up!
- The craziest part of the Whole Anthony Weiner this is,
the guy never met you face to face.
No, he never met me.
- I've had more contact with you already.
Are you angry with him?
- I think I am a little bit angry with him.
What pissed me off was him on the campaign trail saying,
"Oh, I've changed," and trying to act
like he has this perfect marriage now
and everything's just peachy...
- The hypocrisy got to you. - Yeah.
I was like, bullshit.
I am proof that you have not changed.
- You know What I fantasize about actually...
if you did go to confront him.
- I think we should. Let's do it.
- I'd be like, "Carlos Danger..."
Meet Mrs. Danger.
- Meet Mrs. Danger. - Yeah, that would be perfect.
- I'm ready to do it. - I'm ready to do it.
Sorry to bother you right now,
but this requires your immediate attention.
Pineapple is at the office.
Sydney Leathers is in front of the office.
- Alone? - No, with media and signs.
- With how many media? - I don't know how many media.
I'm giving you the tick-took of my plan right now.
We'll drive on 48- - What media's there?
...Camille just called me.
I don't have any update.
I literally just ran here
to give you the tick-took of my plan.
My plan-this is the tick-took for my plan.
- I'm not going. I shouldn't go.
- You don't want- Well, the phone bank-
The phone bank is at the office.
- Yeah, well, l- avoid the scene.
Why-why try to play it cute?
- Okay, but if you do want to go to the office,
I do have a whole entire plan ready for you.
- Andrew. - Hold on, hold on.
Boss- boss wants to talk to me.
Just hold on the line.
- Okay, you know what I would do?
I would get phone bankers with signs.
If there's any press attention to her at all,
surround her and chant the shit out of her.
But that's only if there is-
only if there is attention.
If she's not getting any attention, then just let it go.
But if she starts to, encircle her and just chant the shit-
No physical contact. Chant the shit out of her.
Jordan! - All right, thank you.
All right, bye-bye.
Tell me what's going on.
- Pineapple's in front of the office.
- Who's- - Sydney Leathers is-
Oh, shit, I shouldn't have said that on the camera.
- Why not? - Sorry.
'Cause that's our code word. - Oh.
Sydney Leathers is outside of 5975th Avenue right now.
We are...staying calm
and managing the situation right now.
I have two contingency plans in place
if Anthony absolutely needs to get to the office,
but I also need to develop a- a backup plan.
It's my job to make sure she fucking fails at life today.
I wonder...
if I had more time, could I rebound again?
Even when things-
when We thought We were going pretty Well,
we still were dealing with the puns and the nastiness
and, like, the outrage of the editorial pages.
Why do you think that is?
I lied to them.
I got a funny name.
And, um...
They don't do nuance.
Headline writers and editorial pages,
like, they're the opposite of nuance.
- They all like to say that the lying was sort of the big thing.
You think that's true?
- Well, it-l've had this conversation with myself
recently where I'm...
trying to visualize...
How different it would've been.
Not very.
I mean, they-they-they-
they got the comfort of being able to...
Righteously vilify you.
Right.
- The results have not yet been certified,
but Bill De Blasio appears to have 40% of the vote.
Second place finisher Bill Thompson has 26%.
Anthony Weiner with 4.93% of the vote
in the Democratic primary for mayor.
So it's over.
- It's Anthony Weiner. How are you, my friend?
Congratulations. You ran a great campaign.
- Somebody just emailed me to tell me
this woman's actually inside the party?
- She's downstairs. - Yeah.
- We have a security detail on her.
- Sydney, what are you gonna say if Anthony Weiner
walks through this door about ten feet away from you?
- Well, I guess, you'll see when he arrives.
. Okay"
- Fuck. - Yeah, she's downstairs.
She's downstairs in the bar.
- We can sneak you in through McDonald's
and into the staircase upstairs.
She'll never know.
. Okay"
We discretely pull up-
I'm budging 12 seconds from car to door.
. Okay"
- Okay, everyone- can everyone leave
except for Huma and Huma come in?
This woman is in the bar.
I'm not gonna face the indignity of being accosted by this woman.
She's not in the venue.
- You think that's how anyone's gonna cover it?
What do you want to do?
I'm gonna surround her-
Surround her with-
- Can we get a picture with you? ls that all right?
Can somebody take a-
- You go ahead. - You get in this, Jake.
You're gettin' in this.
Are you okay?
You sure?
Where's he going?
Josh, come on.
You do have to move quickly when we get out of the car.
We can't, like, linger around.
Where's Pineapple now?
We're executing the McDonald's plan.
- Like, he cannot be that afraid of me.
Like, seriously, what is he so afraid of?
Turn the lights off, Anthony.
We'll be there in 45 seconds.
- Huma. Huma. - Channel 7.
- Don't come. Go home.
- Stay on the line. Stay on the line.
Here we go.
- No, you can't call me back in five minutes.
- Here we go. Here we go. Car.
Now, now, now, now, now.
- Are you serious? - Yeah.
- Hey, guys. Welcome to New York.
Where am I going?
Are you serious?
Oh, my God.
- Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
Have we lost her?
- Seriously? All to avoid a 23-year-old?
Really?
- We might have come up a little short in this campaign.
But we are all unified in that fight.
If you keep fighting, I'm gonna keep fighting
because we're gonna keep New York
the capital of the middle class for years to come.
Thank you very much, and God bless you.
- What's the plan for tomorrow? - What's the plan for tomorrow?
- What's the plan for tomorrow, Anthony?
- What's the plan for tomorrow? - Don't push me.
- Don't push me! - Don't push us!
Don't push us!
Your guys have been pushing us, Anthony.
Do you-do you like the fact that they've been pushing us?
Fucking assholes.
- You're gonna be arrested, motherfucker.
- Oh, show it- show it to me again!
- Whoo! - Oh, my God, what an asshole.
As he rushed into a car,
Weiner's security team scuff/ed with reporters.
The candidate's response."
a raised middle finger through the car window.
- Can't believe I gave the press the finger.
Still have this virtually unlimited ability
to fuck up things, day by day.
Why have you let me film this?
- "I, Bill De Blaslo..." - I, Bill De Blasio...
- "Do solemnly swear..." - Do solemnly swear...
- "That I will support the constitution
of the state of New York..."
- That I will support the constitution
of the state of New York...
- "And the charter of the city of New York..."
- And the charter of the city of New York...
- "That I will faithfully discharge..."
- That I will faithfully discharge...
- "The duties of the office of mayor of the city of New York."
- The duties of the office of mayor of the city of New York.
"So help me God."
So help me God.
Thank you.
- The scandal has been reduced ad absurdum.
The laws of entertainment gravity are gonna suck the...
the...documetary into the same vortex.
What do you mean?
- The same things that people want
and were intrigued by and fascinated by
and titillated by, it's...
as much as you may want to tell a story,
it's still gonna be the same frame of the same thing,
but...l don't know.
I don't regret letting you follow me around
and kinda documenting some of it.
Um...
Just 'cause I just think that it-
I mean, I hope that it's more than
just a punch line kind of thing.
I want it just to be viewed as the full person that I was.
And I can't believe my entire everything
is being engulfed by this- by this thing,
and maybe that's what happens.
You know, I mean...
It's kind of like, you know,
"Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?"
You know, maybe I was naive too.
You know, there's a tendency- and we do it for a living,
guys like us, to try to figure out, like,
what the meta viewpoint we're all supposed to have is...
- Hold on a second. Hold on a second.
I'm trying to make a nuanced point
about a complicated situation
that you and your party are trying to oversimplify
by saying the president's doing nothing-16-
- The next generation of politicians
act differently because their entire lives
will be documented on some sort of online platform.
I think that's already- I think we all-
- Oh, look at the time. I gotta-
Hey, buddy.
Oh, my God!
Hey, can I get a picture with you?
- Sure, let me just finish with this guy.
Head this way.
Hold it right there.
Mom, Mom, Mom!
Guess who I'm standing in front of.
Anthony Weiner. Right across from my school.
Mom, I...
Yeah, I want to see your Wikipedia.
Please, don't.
I would encourage you not to actually.
Written word is dead.
- Oh, my God. - Got it, champ?
All right, very nice to meet you.
. Okay"